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Meaning of 'airy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Airy [ a.]
- Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
- Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; as, an airy flight.
- Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
- Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
- Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
- Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
- Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
- Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.

Meaning of 'airy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . airy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Example in sentence:
  • aerial fancies;
  • an airy apparition;
  • figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away;
  • physical rather than ethereal forms
Meaning (2):
- having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
Example in sentence:
  • airy gauze curtains
Meaning (3):
- open to or abounding in fresh air
Example in sentence:
  • airy rooms
Meaning (4):
- not practical or realizable; speculative
Example in sentence:
  • airy theories about socioeconomic improvement;
  • visionary schemes for getting rich

Nearby Words:

air air bed air bladder air brake air cell air chamber air cock air drill air engine air gas

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